Door



. July 25 1933- G. F. wETzEL 1,919,266

DOOR

Filed March 13 1930 Patented July 245, 1933 Tlf-UNITED STATES- GUY `F, Wisclfzn'r.,v or CHICAGO,rILLINoIs;vjff i nouns"l `Appneavtienraies,March is, i930. 's'raiNa 435,418.

f This invention relates to improvements in doors, and particularly Ito doors of kitchen cabinets and the like. One `of the objects ,A ofthe invention is to provide Va door Whichis if" veryne'atin 4appearance and which is strongV and very dependable; and vone thatquiet in operation even under more or less rough usage; and one that is easily assembled and A installed, and easily removedfor'cleaning i 1jr or other purposes. lA further object lis t0 provide a door which is suitablyinsulated so as to preventmaterial changes in tempera-v ture in thecabine't. Of the accompanying drawing', Fig.V l isa cabinet; Fig. 3

L section ofthe drawerl of thevfcabinet.4 i i My invention in general consists of ,a door which comprises an inner membeii which is preferably of wood and ofsuitable thickl, ness" for providing stiffness, ,rigidityy and suitable insulation. Mounted (inthe-.outside of this board is a second inemberG, com-fj prising aV metallic shell, preferably,porcelain` coated, which is arranged tobe removably,l mounted upon the board. And, between the C board and the shell, is a cushioning member 7 which is preferably composed of a corrugated board or stift1 paper. The shell is lnounted on means of two side flanges 8 and QWhich are shaped so as to vpass over projections lO'and 11 on the side edgesr of the board. The ends of the shell also have lianges l2 and 18. flanges 8 and 9'are so formed lthat the board 4, maybe passed into the shell after the cushf ioning member 7 has been placed in the shell, by passing the projection l() into the .space'll of the shell until the projection 1l will passr the l'lange 9; The board is then pressed inwardly and forced to the left until 'the proa ject-ion 1l passes under the flange 9. When in this position, the Aflange 8 will be Sulliciently long to pass Well over` the projection A l0, as indicated. The 4rarrangements of the` parts are such that, when so positioned, the

L? board and shellwill press firmly against the the board' `5 yby The Y cushioning member, sofas to .preventallIk vibratingtendency ofthe shellfand also'so as to-materially s tiien thejs'hell 'and'prevent injury thereto. C

shell any suitable I nannerfV For instance, theloperating knob `15 may havefitsl stein'l passing throughthe shellv'and theboardand suitably Vfastened on itsiinner end,"so that k I thetwo'members `are held relatively'in the (if)` -proper position] However, 'this "metliodo'f fasteningniay be .'dispensedwith, andflpre"-A 'v .K ffer to prevent relative movement ofthe' two members, bymeans of the hinge4 lfto which' j',

the door is pivoted tothe stile This hinge 65 l :has the .outer leaf V1,8. fixed tothe stile i and the innerleaQO fixedto'the boardfj".IniorderV to allow'th'e board to project into the frame ofthecfabinet more or less, the le`aff20`of the `billig@ fis beet @is .ndicetedisle 'as tof mss-edi ""0 lthe 'flange' 9 and then Ipass inwardly f and outwardlyfalong thef .inner`- surfacejof f the door. Atfthe same time, the pivotportionoifth'e hinge is positioned adjacent vto the i.

.Y 1. .,i.; tgfj 1 5 edge' of the shell.y

.When s i arranged, the* board cannot "be `'moved relativeto the shell,fso thatk there can be no separating o'fthe Vtwomembers, with'- out loosening the screws 21. If it is desired to remove the shell for any purpose when the 80 twomembers are held in position only by the d hinges, it is necessary. only to loosen the screws 2l suiiiciently to allow the flange 9 to pass over the pivot of the hinge; d f

' Then the shell may be removed by forcing 595 it to' the left, Vleavin the board still supg ported bythe stile. r, if the knob 15is in l use, it can be readily removed so as to allow the shell to slipped Aoil' and cleaned or otherwise operated on, .if it is desired.A f I prefer to have the door closefagainst the upper and lower frame pieces 2210i the cabi-y net.` ForV this purpose, projections. 24 are formed on the ends ofthe board,v and these projections kare arranged to ystrike against 95 the members 22. To allow` for this, the flanges 12` and 13 are setback a sulicient distance, so that they will not come in contact. with the members 22. 4This arrangementnot only prevents any hazard offinjury to "the'f100 l Theboard` may bev held in; place yinthe 55 *i y shell bybending or knocking. off the enamel when the door is closed,`but it also reduces materially the noise caused by the slamming of the doors, as the contact fisbetween two pieces of wood rather than the wood and the metal. y

This same arrangement is provided for with reference to the drawer 25.l The shell n 28 is fixed to the end board 29 by means of the f 28 4being set back so as to vide a door that is very suitable for the purpose, and one which may be made vvery artistic, but which will also be free from any Adanger of injury by inadvertent or'rough handling of the door. At the same time, it

isarranged so that the shell, which is theV lonly portion which can be seen when the door is closed, may be readily removed and re-V enameled or otherwise operated on.A Also,

the arrangement of the hinge is such as to serve the ordinary purpose and to prevent Yseparationxof the members of Vthe door, and

it is mainly hidden from view'. Also, some: features of the invention arey applicableto y i cabinet draw-ers, suchA as the drawer 25.v s

I'claim as my invention:

Y yflange on each of two opposite edges, the

other member having an inwardly projecting Harige oneach ofV two opposite fedges,lone of the latter flanges being wider than the other,

the distance between the outer. edgesv of the' first-mentioned flangesbeing less than the distance between the inner edges ofthe other l. A door ycomprising two. flat members, one member having an outwardly projectingv flanges, the two members being assembled with the outwardly projecting flanges positioned between the other member and the flanges thereon, and means to prevent rela? tive movementof said members.

2. A door as claimed in claim l, comprising cushioning means positioned betweensaid members. f

3. A door comprising two flat members, one member having an outwardly projecting flange on each of two opposite edges, the other member having an inwardly projecting flange Von each of two opposite edges, one of the latter flanges being wider than the other,

the distance between the outer edges of the first-mentioned flanges being less than the distancebetween the inner edges of the other flanges, the two members beingy assembled with the outwardly projectingflanges posi#l tioned between the'l other member and the flanges thereon, said doorA being iii combination with a frame, and hinges connecting said door 'to said frame.

Ll. A door as claimedin` claim in which said hinges prevent relative movement of said twomembeis su'licient'to separate the 'l two members.,

5. The combination of a frame and a door, hinges pivoting said door to said frame, said door comprising a non-metallic innery plate,`

and 'a metallic outer plate, said outer plate having flanges `on` all of'its edgesextending inwardly parallel `with the inainportion of the outer plate, said inner platehaving out-V wardly extending projections oniitsedg'es',

some of the projections being positioned between tlie outer plate and some of its flanges,

the other projections being arranged to 'strike against said frame when said door is closed, the said flanges beingspaced from said frame when said door is closed.

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